eJamming to your heart’s desire: live online music creation
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
eJamming AUDiiO is an online tool that allows you to connect to other musicians everywhere in the world and play your instruments together in an online jam session, all for free.
It was deemed one of the top 24 innovators by Fortune magazine, and that is no surprise when you realize the slew of possibilities it opens for both the learning and experienced musicians. Once you set up your account and download the beta (PC and Mac versions available), all that is left to do is to plug in your choice of instrument in your computer, and search for other like-minded musicians to jam with. In this respect eJamming works very much like any other social networking site.
One of the main problems faced by all computer musicians is the interface latency (the time intervening between the note played on your instrument and the processed sound coming out of your speakers). eJamming AUDiiO promises to reduce latency by measuring the relationship (distance, connection speed etc.) between the players connected in an online session, and imposing the minimal necessary delay on each instrument to synchronize the players. A comprehensive FAQ on the website guides you through the setup, and is full of tips to optimize the performance of your system to give a real “live” feel when playing.
eJamming AUDiiO is certainly one of the most interesting ideas to come out of the “Web 2.0″ user experience paradigm that we have seen so far.
